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Xi’s Starbucks letter hints Sino-US relations are perking up
Xi’s Starbucks letter hints Sino-US relations are perking up

(ATF) An exchange of letters between Xi Jinping and the chairman of Starbucks could be the first sign...

Cautious optimism on vaccine rollout
Cautious optimism on vaccine rollout

(ATF) Hong Kong: Asian markets remained broadly upbeat but investors were watching the progress...

Reflation trade lifts Asian stocks
Reflation trade lifts Asian stocks

(ATF) Hong Kong: Asian markets were broadly higher as investors bet that improving economic prospects and...

China’s big rebound underway as firms hint at profits surge
Markets wary as infection count crosses 90 million
Fiscal spending hopes fires up bulls
Markets this week: Biden’s stimulus plan; China counter-measures
China outperforms on stimulus hopes
Didi Hong Kong listing rumours emerge again
Caution ahead of Georgia runoffs; HK gets telco boost

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ASML in the Centre of the Chip War

With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors